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When I worked Chuck, KG9N/C6A (see QSL) as my first QSO of August 5, 1994, that started a still continuing streak of making one or more QSO's every day using QRP, Morse Code, and simple wire antennas.

When I made 6 QSO's on February 7, 2011, that started another streak of making at least one extra QSO per day which I voluntarily ended on February 6, 2012 after one full year of 365 days. I don't think making a second QSO proved anything more than making one QSO did. One QSO proves that QRP/CW/simple wire antennas work, which is the point of my main streak. That will continue until something beyond my control brings it to an end.

Other streaks that perhaps prove the efficiency of QRP/CW/simple wire antennas even more are those involving working DX (non-W/VE) stations each and every day. I have had several of those described here. The latest one started on March 1, 2013 and is still continuing over two years later.

I believe the streaks are significant not for anything personal, but because they show the effectiveness of CW even at QRP power levels and encourage others in similar situations to try that type of operation in their ham radio activities. The main streak has gone through all stages in a sunspot cycle from the depths of a minimum to the heights of a maximum without missing a beat.

A detailed explanation follows the table here.

UTC Date

Day #

Call

QTH

Name

Bnd

Note

Hour

Nr. of QSOs

3/31/15

7,544

PJ2/VE7ACN

CUR

-

30

-

00

-

3/30/15

7,543

CT9/UA9CDC

MDR

-

40

-

00

1

3/29/15

7,542

7X4AN

ALG

MED

20

-

00

1

3/28/15

7,541

OK1NG/TI7

COS

-

10

-

00

1

3/27/15

7,540

XE2ST

MEX

-

17

-

00

5

3/26/15

7,539

KL7SB

ALS

-

17

-

00

3

3/25/15

7,538

D44TBO

CAP

-

20

-

00

1

3/24/15

7,537

VP2MPA

MNT

-

40

-

00

2

3/23/15

7,536

KP2/K8ZBY

VIR

-

30

-

00

2

3/22/15

7,535

PW2D

BRZ

-

15

T

00

1

The table above shows info as explained here on QSOs I've made on the most recent 10 days:

UTC Date: Date according to UTC or Z time - 8PM to 8PM EDST or 7PM to 7PM EST.

Day #: Number of days in the streak

Call: The call of the station that I worked to continue the streak

QTH: State, Province, or Country abbreviation.

Name: The name of the ham in the QSO

Bnd: The band of the QSO

Note:
C - the QSO came from my CQ
N - the station is a NAQCC member
Q - the station I worked was also QRP
T - the QSO came from a contest
1 - the DX answered my first call
E - a tail-end call from the station
- - none of the above